The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Gladstone Street School
Gladstone Street School is a regular public elementary school in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in the heart of a city that describes itself, publicly, as the second-largest in the state, a suburban place with residential neighborhoods, commercial retail hubs, and semirural stretches to the west. Cranston is largely car-oriented, with bus service but no rail station, and commercial life tends to cluster around destinations like Garden City Center and Chapel View rather than a single traditional downtown. The school's zip code shows typical home values somewhat below the Rhode Island state benchmark, with rents that have been rising. For families considering the area, housing here is more affordable than the statewide median, though mortgage costs at current rates run higher than local rents.
The school serves a predominantly Hispanic student body, with smaller groups of Asian, Black, White, and multiracial students. A very high proportion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which places this school among those serving communities with concentrated economic need. The data did not include counts for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so those population sizes are not available here. With roughly four hundred students across six grade levels, the school is mid-sized for an elementary building.
On the most recent Rhode Island state assessments, Gladstone Street's proficiency rates are low. In math, roughly one in nine tested students reached proficiency. In English language arts, the rate was slightly higher but still modest. In fifth-grade science, fewer than one in ten students demonstrated proficiency. Participation was near-universal across all tested subjects, which means these results reflect nearly the entire eligible student body rather than a skewed subset. Only one year of assessment data was available, so no trend can be drawn yet about whether performance is improving, holding steady, or declining. A parent may want to look into what improvement strategies the school and the Cranston district are pursuing, given these current proficiency levels.
Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. The state does not test kindergarten through second grade, so those younger students do not appear in the assessment figures. No data was provided on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, or attendance, so those pieces of the picture are missing here. The district brief returned no recent parent-relevant changes for Cranston Public Schools, so nothing surfaced about program launches, restructuring, or budget shifts that would bear directly on this school.
What a family sees at Gladstone Street is a neighborhood elementary school with a diverse, largely Hispanic enrollment and high economic need, operating in an established suburban city that has grown through residential expansion on its western side. The academic results as measured by the state are currently below where most families would want them. The school does not stand out for specialized programs or magnet themes; it is a regular assignment school. For a family choosing among Cranston's elementary options, the decision may come down to how much confidence they have in the building's instructional direction and what they learn directly from the school about how it supports students performing below grade level.
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